David O’Brien has moved to California – remote coverage, or is The Athletic going to be hiring?
December 22, 2025
David O’Brien has moved to California – remote coverage, or is The Athletic going to be hiring?
5 comments
Please replace him and let whoever replaces him start up a podcast
Fuck me his coverage is absolute dogshit
I love DOB. Would be a shame if he stopped covering the Braves. Bring back the podcast too.
Out of all the beat writers, he seems to produce the least content. What he does produce is long form and well written, but he’s not really breaking news unless it’s major during the offseason. I’m an Athletic subscriber but unfortunately I don’t count on it for Braves coverage as I get faster info from MLBTradeRumors or straight from MLB.com. Lindsey Crosby is building a good blog for thoughtful daily analysis and opinion.
This post fucked me up thought I was in r/vinyl or r/music
The Athletic has been steadily reducing traditional beat coverage across sports. Maybe he will be covering broader baseball topics (like how Seth Emerson moved from the Georgia beat to more of an SEC focus). Or he could be out.
5 comments
Please replace him and let whoever replaces him start up a podcast
Fuck me his coverage is absolute dogshit
I love DOB. Would be a shame if he stopped covering the Braves. Bring back the podcast too.
Out of all the beat writers, he seems to produce the least content. What he does produce is long form and well written, but he’s not really breaking news unless it’s major during the offseason. I’m an Athletic subscriber but unfortunately I don’t count on it for Braves coverage as I get faster info from MLBTradeRumors or straight from MLB.com. Lindsey Crosby is building a good blog for thoughtful daily analysis and opinion.
This post fucked me up thought I was in r/vinyl or r/music
The Athletic has been steadily reducing traditional beat coverage across sports. Maybe he will be covering broader baseball topics (like how Seth Emerson moved from the Georgia beat to more of an SEC focus). Or he could be out.